Every April Fools’ Day, Google delights (or moderately annoys, we guess, depending on your sense of humor) users with little pranks – more like Easter eggs, really – neatly hidden around the web.
And this year is no different!
We’ve noticed a few so far that we’ve really enjoyed:
Typing “Helvetica” into Google search brings up results in everyone’s spam-forwarding aunt’s favorite font – a cheeky move font snobs will really enjoy. Or profoundly hate.
Google Earth has introduced a variety of new animals today – including one very famous lake-dweller in Scotland. (This is, of course, not to be confused with earlier Nessie “sightings” by Google Earth users.) Keep an eye out for dragons, a flying saucer, and a tightrope-walking elephant.
Then there’s Google Motion – a system through which people can open, reply to and send mail without using pesky keyboards or a mouse. Laugh now, but we can see certain elements of this being applied to future online communication, Minority Report-style
Have you stumbled upon any others?
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Every April Fools’ Day, Google delights (or moderately annoys, we guess, depending on your sense of humor) users with little pranks – more like Easter eggs, really – neatly hidden around the web. 
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